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YouTube Cuts 100 Employees as Tech Layoffs Continue

The layoffs are part of efforts by the video platform’s parent company, Google, to trim costs and bureaucracy as it embraces artificial intelligence.

Google Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions

The company, which has been working to trim expenses, laid off employees who worked on core engineering, the Google Assistant product and hardware such as...

Google’s Antitrust Loss to Epic Could Preview Its Legal Fate in 2024

A trio of antitrust cases on the docket threaten to reshape Google’s business and sap its profits.

Google Loses Antitrust Court Battle With Makers of Fortnite Video Game

The case could reshape the rules of how other businesses can make money on the Android operating system.

Inside Google’s Plan to Stop Apple From Getting Serious About Search

Google has worried for years that Apple would one day expand its internet search technology, and has been working on ways to prevent that from...

Google Connects A.I. Chatbot Bard to YouTube, Gmail and More Facts

Google hopes that giving its chatbot more capabilities and improving its accuracy will give more users a reason to use it.

Google Turns to a Steady Old Hand to Fight Antitrust Charges

The tech giant is facing the greatest legal threat in its history, and hopes the stolid approach of Kent Walker, its top lawyer, will once...

Google Tests an A.I. Assistant That Offers Life Advice

The tech giant is evaluating tools that would use artificial intelligence to perform tasks that some of its researchers have said should be avoided.

Alphabet Steams Past Lingering Ad Worries, Fueled by Google’s Search Engine

Despite concerns of a shaky ad market and growing competition in A.I., Google said it was aided by accelerating revenue from its search engine and...

Alphabet Shrugs Off Advertising Slump, Driven by Search Engine

Google’s parent company returned to sales growth, even as an advertising slowdown continued to crimp YouTube.